Rank: Private
Unit: L Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: September 19, 1865 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 18.
Date of birth: 1847
Hometown: Saxony, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 8 February 1866
Age at death: 18 or 19
Cause of death: Severe frostbite
Location of fatality: Fort Larned, Kansas
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Place of interment: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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Note: He stood 5’7” with grey eyes, light hair, and light complexion.